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"Benchmarking" is often missing from performance or growth conversations in the workplace

And when we leave that out, a growth mindset approach can come across like gaslighting or moving goalposts: like Mario, we reach the end of a level only to be told that the princess is in another castle.

If we don't acknowledge that getting to that point means finishing a level beyond where we were before, it can be perceived as endlessly moving goalposts, rather than achieving another stage of growth and celebrating that before diving back in to work towards the next stage of growth.

#PeopleManagement #Growth #Performance #PerformanceManagement #PowerDynamics
https://managinginthemargins.com/benchmarking-and-performance-management-acb0580ba44e

"Benchmarking" is often missing from performance or growth conversations in the workplace

And when we leave that out, a growth mindset approach can come across like gaslighting or moving goalposts: like Mario, we reach the end of a level only to be told that the princess is in another castle.

If we don't acknowledge that getting to that point means finishing a level beyond where we were before, it can be perceived as endlessly moving goalposts, rather than achieving another stage of growth and celebrating that before diving back in to work towards the next stage of growth.

#PeopleManagement #Growth #Performance #PerformanceManagement #PowerDynamics
https://managinginthemargins.com/benchmarking-and-performance-management-acb0580ba44e

"Benchmarking" is often missing from performance or growth conversations in the workplace

And when we leave that out, a growth mindset approach can come across like gaslighting or moving goalposts: like Mario, we reach the end of a level only to be told that the princess is in another castle.

If we don't acknowledge that getting to that point means finishing a level beyond where we were before, it can be perceived as endlessly moving goalposts, rather than achieving another stage of growth and celebrating that before diving back in to work towards the next stage of growth.

#PeopleManagement #Growth #Performance #PerformanceManagement #PowerDynamics
https://managinginthemargins.com/benchmarking-and-performance-management-acb0580ba44e

"Benchmarking" is often missing from performance or growth conversations in the workplace

And when we leave that out, a growth mindset approach can come across like gaslighting or moving goalposts: like Mario, we reach the end of a level only to be told that the princess is in another castle.

If we don't acknowledge that getting to that point means finishing a level beyond where we were before, it can be perceived as endlessly moving goalposts, rather than achieving another stage of growth and celebrating that before diving back in to work towards the next stage of growth.

#PeopleManagement #Growth #Performance #PerformanceManagement #PowerDynamics
https://managinginthemargins.com/benchmarking-and-performance-management-acb0580ba44e

"Benchmarking" is often missing from performance or growth conversations in the workplace

And when we leave that out, a growth mindset approach can come across like gaslighting or moving goalposts: like Mario, we reach the end of a level only to be told that the princess is in another castle.

If we don't acknowledge that getting to that point means finishing a level beyond where we were before, it can be perceived as endlessly moving goalposts, rather than achieving another stage of growth and celebrating that before diving back in to work towards the next stage of growth.

#PeopleManagement #Growth #Performance #PerformanceManagement #PowerDynamics
https://managinginthemargins.com/benchmarking-and-performance-management-acb0580ba44e

In the 7 years between my first and second engineering management roles, I invested in growing my leadership and people management skills

The TLDR of what I recommend:
1. Therapy & introspection & emotion regulation (know yourself, know your weakness, know your failure modes)
2. Choose the right manager who will support you (ask the spicy questions!)
3. Build your personal support network both inside *and* outside of your organization (of folks who have similar and different backgrounds, and at least some with management experience)
4. Start by NOT doing any of the "bad" management practices you've seen or heard of. Damaging trust or psychological safety is one of the hardest mistakes to recover from. Avoiding "bad" mistakes is far more important than doing "good" practices.
5. Invest in your communication skills in *every* way you can, particularly 1:1. Invest in understanding communication across neurotypes, and the diversity of mental health experiences (e.g., anxiety, PTSD
6. Invest in growing your inclusive leadership skills, and invest (continuously!) in growing your understanding of the experiences of people who ARE NOT like you (race, gender, ability, neurodiversity, culture, religion, class, etc)
6. Read "Making of a Manager" for first time managers to see the raw experiences said out loud: https://www.juliezhuo.com/book/manager.html

Additional Management Books:
Manager's Path, Resilient Management, Managing Humans

Non-management books:
- Crucial Conversations
- Burnout, by Emily & Amelia Nagoski
- (choose your own path among communication & inclusion resources)

Bigger list of eng management resources (books, blogs, articles): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GSHbdgvRaCLM3ruf_DmAMzu2XCYiAFfwZnZXrHaGNnM/edit?usp=drivesdk

#NewManager #PeopleManagement #Management

@gallego

@RuthMalan

oh yeah!

this should be first in any project/people/whatever management 101 course:

» 8. Pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable. «

#peoplemanagement #projectmanagement #softwaremanagement

Hey there #productmanager /s in small businesses and start-ups, question for you: is doing everything-except-coding just a fact of life in this role or am I doing it wrong?

Today so far my tasks have covered #marketing, #HR, #strategy, #design, #peoplemanagement, #productsupport and #productdelivery - and it's not noon yet.

#smallbusiness #startup #productmgmt #product #technology

Spain’s Factorial raises $80M at a $530M valuation on the back of strong traction for its ‘Workday for SMBs’ - Factorial, a startup out of Barcelona that has built a platform that lets SMBs run... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/mNpPIswimqQ/ #humanresourcemanagement #performancemanagement #tigerglobalmanagement #peoplemanagement #generalpartner #humanresources #unitedstates #booking.com #mathematics #enterprise #onboarding #personnel #barcelona #factorial #software #germany

ChartHop raises $35M for its internal org chart and people analytics platform - Human resources is generally a salient cornerstone of any organization, but digiti... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/aZMx6rTij0o/ #peoplemanagement #humanresources #enterprise #personnel #orgcharts #charthop #funding #labor #tc #hr